CM raises racial profiling issue to PM
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR

Imphal, April 11 2020: Chief Minister N Biren Singh has raised the issue of racial slur and unnecessary harassment faced by North East people in different parts of the country amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biren raised this point during a video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Chief Ministers today.

N Biren Singh drew the notice of the Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers to the fact that around 30,000 people from Manipur alone are stuck in different parts of the country due to the current lockdown.

He continued that many people from the North East are facing different types of harassment.

Adding that a list of Manipuri students and people with the addresses where they are putting up is being forwarded to the States concerned, Biren appealed the respective Chief Ministers to look after them.

He also requested the Prime Minister to direct the States to do the needful to stop harassment of NE people.

He appealed to the Prime Minister to make an arrangement to bring back those people of Manipur to their homes.

The Chief Minister said that Manipur Government has been looking after safety and all other requirements of people from other States stranded in Manipur.

Regarding State's preparedness to face COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Minister said that facilities of 3200 beds are kept ready for quarantine.

One dedicated block each in JNIMS and RIMS of 50 beds each is earmarked for COVID-19 patients.

More ventilators have been installed in both the hospitals, he informed.

To increase the number of testing facilities, he said, permission is being sought from ICMR to allow testing for COVID-19 in some selected private diagnostic centres.

Stating that Manipur shares 398 km long porous border with Myanmar, the Chief Minister said that the State Government had erected temporary fencing along the border to block illegal entry of foreigners.

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